132 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA 
Yakutat and Dry Bay.—Yakutat Bay to and including Dry Bay. 
Icy Strait-Lynn Canal—West coast of Baranof and Chichagof 
Islands, the shores of Cross Sound, Icy Strait, Lynn Canal, and 
Stephens Passage, south to Taku Harbor. 
Chatham Strait-Frederick Sound.—Both shores of Chatham Strait 
and its bays from Point Augusta to Cape Ommaney, and through 
Frederick Sound and its bays northward to Taku Harbor, including 
Kake. 
Sumner Strait-Dizon Entrance.—Southward from Petersburg and 
eastward from Port Beauclere to Cape Chacon and Dixon Entrance, 
and including all shores along the mainland and intervening islands 
from the Stikine River to Portland Canal. 
West coast, Prince of Wales Island.—Territory west and south of a 
line from Cape Chacon to Point Baker and Cape Ommaney. 
Pack of canned salmon in Alaska in 19388, by districts 1 











Percent- 
age in- 
District Coho Chum Pink King Red Total | crease or 
decrease 
from 1937 
Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases 
IBristoleBayjs secs 2 ae oe S45) rappel eee eee 5, 446 |1, 772, 885 |1, 833, 227 +25. 76 
Port Moller and Herendeen Bay-_--|_____---- BOGS a| Geese 1, 053 73, 942 80, 058 +29. 71 
Ikatan-Shumagin Islands____-_.---| 21,650 | 128,574 | 367,827 1,655 57,439 | 577,145 —13. 86 
Chignik:2 ey = Wie eae 12, 071 148 35, 147 56, 412 —53. 88 
Kodiak-Afognak Islands_______---- 450, 098 316 | 142,112} 677,034 — 27. 48 
Cook Inlette. 22 2 ie Pea 54, 894 | 16,060 | 170,725 | 290, 684 +59. 14 
Prince William Sound.-.---.------- 461, 114 251 10,615 | 510,044 | +131. 65 
Copper and Bering Rivers 105 | 2,514 65, 777 68, 446 —21. 84 
Wakutat and Dry Bay. -2- 222s! 7,417 | 1,450 27, 211 63, 329 +63. 57 
Icy Strait-Lynn Canal__..---._---- 87,263 | 245,556 | 3, 917 70,078 | 425,177 —8. 35 
Chatham Strait-Frederick Sound_--| 19,083 | 93,879 | 373,982] 1,348 13, 346 | 501, 638 —30. 31 
Sumner Strait-Dixon Entrance____- 48,169 | 212,578 | 912, 747 585 60, 956 |1, 235, 035 +5. 75 
West Coast, Prince of Wales Island_| 31,296 | 80,336 | 347,067 | 9,070 21,000 | 488, 769 —10. 09 
otals oes eee ee ee ee 222, 321 | 786, 753 |3, 232,878 | 43, 813 |2, 521, 233 |6, 806, 998 +2. 06 



1 Pack reduced to the basis of forty-eight 1-pound cans per case. 
Canneries operated in Alaska in 1938, by districts 


Canneries 
Canneries | handling 
District located salmon 
‘ in district | taken in 
district 

Number Nu sas 
BristoltBay? 2s) 24k £0 Vee is 5a tee, Very” ve Co3 Ts SS Te? ee 117 
Bort Miller andtkeren deensbayee arene en pe ne ee 22 2 
TkatansShumasinulslands! 9h) 5-5. Cudh SN ar Re ee 26 ih 
Chignike- 6-4 = gly nee a aol he. RT i A 2 2 
Kodiak-Atognakuislan ds: 2 -tem ee ce aoe Bo ene ae teen ee Erne ae 113 14 
Cook Inle ines bites Rees). Fa Ne Rae: Ere SAE Fe ete Sea 10 il 
PrincesWilliam/Sound®.2 - 22. Se ee ee eae ea 11 10 
CopperandsBeringyRivers: «00.0 eee! 2 a ee ee: cee 1 7 
Yakutahand:DiyrBaye 4 £2. 2 eee eae SS eee eee 1 1 
Key Strait-nynni@ arg Tae 4. Sag Sy” SCR ORES een ee 7 12 
@hathamiStrait-Predenrick Soumd saan en. oe eee ee ee eee 5 15 
Summer Strait- Dixon sbntrance aeewse ee eer 19 22 
West Coast; Prince ofiWalesilsiandatss = 2) une neice ae eee a 16 
MotaltCwat hot ad Uplate on) es see ee EE OB) Sass ase S28 



1 Number includes 1 floating plant that was operated in more than 1 district. 
2 Number includes 2 floating plants that were operated in more than 1 district. 
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